EP0291104A1 - Seal gasket with bearing for vehicles propeller shafts - Google Patents

Seal gasket with bearing for vehicles propeller shafts Download PDF

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EP0291104A1
EP0291104A1 EP88200433A EP88200433A EP0291104A1 EP 0291104 A1 EP0291104 A1 EP 0291104A1 EP 88200433 A EP88200433 A EP 88200433A EP 88200433 A EP88200433 A EP 88200433A EP 0291104 A1 EP0291104 A1 EP 0291104A1
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Franco Colanzi
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16J—PISTONS; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS
    • F16J15/00—Sealings
    • F16J15/50—Sealings between relatively-movable members, by means of a sealing without relatively-moving surfaces, e.g. fluid-tight sealings for transmitting motion through a wall
    • F16J15/52—Sealings between relatively-movable members, by means of a sealing without relatively-moving surfaces, e.g. fluid-tight sealings for transmitting motion through a wall by means of sealing bellows or diaphragms
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K17/00—Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles
    • B60K17/22—Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles characterised by arrangement, location, or type of main drive shafting, e.g. cardan shaft
    • B60K17/24—Arrangements of mountings for shafting
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C33/00—Parts of bearings; Special methods for making bearings or parts thereof
    • F16C33/72—Sealings
    • F16C33/76—Sealings of ball or roller bearings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C35/00—Rigid support of bearing units; Housings, e.g. caps, covers
    • F16C35/04—Rigid support of bearing units; Housings, e.g. caps, covers in the case of ball or roller bearings
    • F16C35/06—Mounting or dismounting of ball or roller bearings; Fixing them onto shaft or in housing
    • F16C35/063—Fixing them on the shaft
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C19/00—Bearings with rolling contact, for exclusively rotary movement
    • F16C19/02—Bearings with rolling contact, for exclusively rotary movement with bearing balls essentially of the same size in one or more circular rows
    • F16C19/04—Bearings with rolling contact, for exclusively rotary movement with bearing balls essentially of the same size in one or more circular rows for radial load mainly
    • F16C19/06—Bearings with rolling contact, for exclusively rotary movement with bearing balls essentially of the same size in one or more circular rows for radial load mainly with a single row or balls

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  • the invention refers to a seal gasket with bearing for vehicles propeller shaft.
  • the drive shafts of the vehicles especially those outcoming from the differential, hold an elastic case which has the task of avoiding oil leakages towards the outside and the penetration of external agents like dust, dirt and mud among the mechanical elements to which the drive shaft is connected.
  • Such case at one end is attached to an immovable point and at the other end it is wound on a ground section of the shaft with an interposed seal gasket.
  • the shaft is usually subject to various type of movements - oscillating and horizontal traveling - so that the bushing and the gasket continuously slide on the ground section on which they are assembled, which get fouled by external agents. Frictions which cause progressive wearing of such reciprocally sliding elements are thus created, first of all of the gasket, originating oil leakages towards the outside and the ingoing of external agents over the case.
  • Purpose of the invention is to propose a device which allows to cancel the above mentioned problems caused by the wear of the reciprocally sliding elements; the invention, in fact, proposes a device where the seal gasket and the bearing are immovably assembled on the shaft, but without the interposition of further elements thus making the manufacture of the unit simpler and avoiding the risk of oil leakages and the necessity to effect complex and expensive machinings on the various elements of the unit.
  • the invention proposes to realize a seal gasket with bearing for vehicles shafts of the type in which a rolling bearing is associated with a sealing gasket and both of them are interposed between the case and the shaft, characterized in that at least the inner race of the bearing is keyed directly on the enlarged and ground section of the shaft and the seal gasket is associated with the bearing so as to be prevented from sliding axially on said section of the shaft on which it is assembled as well.
  • the shaft 10 has a short enlarged and ground section 11, on which the gasket 12 and the inner race 13 of a bearing are directly assembled.
  • the race 13 is assembled on the shaft 10 so that the balls 15 be projecting, whilst the outer race 16 is inserted in a plane section of the case 17 and is extending on the external surface of the gasket 12, being thus interposed between the case 17 and the gasket 12.
  • the gasket 12, by this device, is axially fixed to the shaft 10 so that it is not compelled to move on dirty surfaces, wearing out and originating oil leakages.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates how it may also be possible to key the inner race 13 on the shaft interposing the gasket 12 between the two races 13 and 16 of the bearing, the balls of which are no more projecting.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates that the outer race 16 does not wind also gasket 12, so a sleeve is interposed among the gasket, the race 16 and the case 17.
  • the solutions illustrated in Fig. 5 and 6 are two device variations of the solutions of Fig. 2 having outer race 16 and inner race 13 of the bearing rectilinear in the respective contact surfaces of the shaft and of the case.

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Abstract

Seal gasket with bearing for propeller shafts (10) of vehicles of the type in which a rolling bearing (14) is associaed with the sealing gasket (12) and both of them are interposed between the case (17) and the shaft (10). At least an inner race (13) of the bearing (14) is keyed directly on the enlarged and ground section (11) of the shaft, and the sealing gasket (12) is associated with the bearing (14) in such a manner as to be prevented from sliding axially on said shaft section (11) on which it is mounted as well.

Description

  • The invention refers to a seal gasket with bearing for vehicles propeller shaft.
  • The drive shafts of the vehicles, especially those outcoming from the differential, hold an elastic case which has the task of avoiding oil leakages towards the outside and the penetration of external agents like dust, dirt and mud among the mechanical elements to which the drive shaft is connected.
  • Such case at one end is attached to an immovable point and at the other end it is wound on a ground section of the shaft with an interposed seal gasket.
  • Usually, between the gasket and the case there is also a bushing which is extending on the shaft in the inner part of the case.
  • During motion, the shaft is usually subject to various type of movements - oscillating and horizontal traveling - so that the bushing and the gasket continuously slide on the ground section on which they are assembled, which get fouled by external agents. Frictions which cause progressive wearing of such reciprocally sliding elements are thus created, first of all of the gasket, originating oil leakages towards the outside and the ingoing of external agents over the case.
  • A realization for the overcoming of such inconveniences foresees the assembly of the gasket between the inner race and the outer race of a bearing and the latter on a bushing keyed on the shaft. This unit therefore remains stationary on the enlarged and ground section of the shaft during its oscillations and horizontal travelings, with consequent adaptation to them by the case; this solution therefore requires the utilization of another element - the bushing - with subsequent high precision machining operations on the reciprocally assembled elements.
  • In any case, between the inner race of the bearing and the bushing, some oil leakages may take place during operation and following the wear of such elements.
  • Purpose of the invention is to propose a device which allows to cancel the above mentioned problems caused by the wear of the reciprocally sliding elements; the invention, in fact, proposes a device where the seal gasket and the bearing are immovably assembled on the shaft, but without the interposition of further elements thus making the manufacture of the unit simpler and avoiding the risk of oil leakages and the necessity to effect complex and expensive machinings on the various elements of the unit.
  • For these and other purposes which will be better appreciated as the description follows, the invention proposes to realize a seal gasket with bearing for vehicles shafts of the type in which a rolling bearing is associated with a sealing gasket and both of them are interposed between the case and the shaft, characterized in that at least the inner race of the bearing is keyed directly on the enlarged and ground section of the shaft and the seal gasket is associated with the bearing so as to be prevented from sliding axially on said section of the shaft on which it is assembled as well.
  • The description of the invention will now follow, and reference will be made to the enclosed drawings:
    • Figure 1 is the axial section view of the shaft where the device according to the invention is foreseen.
    • Figures 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are further configurations of the device according to the invention and attain equal utility among them, utilizing the same new design concept.
  • According to the invention the shaft 10 has a short enlarged and ground section 11, on which the gasket 12 and the inner race 13 of a bearing are directly assembled. The race 13 is assembled on the shaft 10 so that the balls 15 be projecting, whilst the outer race 16 is inserted in a plane section of the case 17 and is extending on the external surface of the gasket 12, being thus interposed between the case 17 and the gasket 12.
  • The gasket 12, by this device, is axially fixed to the shaft 10 so that it is not compelled to move on dirty surfaces, wearing out and originating oil leakages.
  • Furthermore, there is no danger of oil leakages between the inner race 13 and the shaft 10 on which the race 13 is directly keyed.
  • Neither the gasket 12, nor the bearing 14 are subject to axial slidings, then the ground surface 11 of the shaft is reduced to a minimum.
  • It must be noticed that a wider tolerance is allowed on the diameter of the shaft 10, as the balls 15 are "projecting".
  • Finally, the gasket 12 "runs" on a non-eccentric counterface and therefore there is no risk of early wearing.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates how it may also be possible to key the inner race 13 on the shaft interposing the gasket 12 between the two races 13 and 16 of the bearing, the balls of which are no more projecting.
  • With respect to the solution of Fig. 2, Fig. 3 illustrates that the outer race 16 does not wind also gasket 12, so a sleeve is interposed among the gasket, the race 16 and the case 17.
  • The solution of Fig. 4 foresees an inner race 13 that copies the surface in the step section of the shaft 10, whilst the outer race 16 involves not only the balls 15, but also the gasket 12.
  • Finally, the solutions illustrated in Fig. 5 and 6 are two device variations of the solutions of Fig. 2 having outer race 16 and inner race 13 of the bearing rectilinear in the respective contact surfaces of the shaft and of the case.

Claims (4)

1. Seal gasket with bearing for propeller shafts of vehicles of the type in which a rolling bearing is associated with the sealing gasket and both of them are interposed between the case and the shaft, characterized in that at least the inner race of the bearing is keyed directly on the enlarged and ground section of the shaft and the sealing gasket is associated with the bearing in such a manner as to be prevented from sliding axially on said shaft section on which it is mounted as well.
2. Seal gasket according to claim 1 characterized in that the inner race of the bearing is assembled in such a manner that its balls be projecting on it, whilst the gasket is assembled directly on the shaft and the outer race of the bearing is extending to form interposition between the case the the gasket.
3. Seal gasket according to claim 1 characterized in that the gasket is interposed between the outer and inner races of the bearing.
4. Seal gasket according to claim 1 characterized in that the inner race of the bearing is extending to form interposition between the gasket and the shaft.
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IT8753299U IT210688Z2 (en) 1987-05-11 1987-05-11 SEAL GASKET WITH BEARING FOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHAFTS

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EP0394683A1 (en) * 1989-04-28 1990-10-31 Skf Industrie S.P.A. Bearing with seal for motor vehicles driving shafts
US5246235A (en) * 1992-02-25 1993-09-21 Ralph Heinzen Seal with embedded wire
EP0683329A1 (en) * 1994-05-17 1995-11-22 Massey Ferguson S.A. Bearing
US5540448A (en) * 1992-02-25 1996-07-30 Heinzen; Ralph Seal with electrical conductor wear indicator
WO2001088396A1 (en) * 2000-05-18 2001-11-22 Skf Sverige Ab A bearing arrangement for a shaft
US7405818B2 (en) 1998-06-03 2008-07-29 Ralph Heinzen Self monitoring static seal with optical sensor
EP1991797A2 (en) * 2006-03-07 2008-11-19 S&S Cycle, Inc. Inner primary bearing race

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US2092291A (en) * 1935-12-02 1937-09-07 Ford Motor Co Motor vehicle
US2165155A (en) * 1937-01-30 1939-07-04 S K F Ind Inc Automotive propeller shaft support bearing unit
DE1944919A1 (en) * 1969-09-04 1971-03-11 Gelenkwellenbau Gmbh Intermediate bearing for the support of a subdivided drive shaft train of a motor vehicle
US3619017A (en) * 1970-04-09 1971-11-09 North American Rockwell Low-stress ball bearings
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US1387993A (en) * 1918-11-25 1921-08-16 Leon Karl Oskar Ball-bearing
US2092291A (en) * 1935-12-02 1937-09-07 Ford Motor Co Motor vehicle
US2165155A (en) * 1937-01-30 1939-07-04 S K F Ind Inc Automotive propeller shaft support bearing unit
DE1944919A1 (en) * 1969-09-04 1971-03-11 Gelenkwellenbau Gmbh Intermediate bearing for the support of a subdivided drive shaft train of a motor vehicle
US3619017A (en) * 1970-04-09 1971-11-09 North American Rockwell Low-stress ball bearings
WO1980001939A1 (en) * 1979-03-05 1980-09-18 Dana Corp Center bearing bracket

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EP0394683A1 (en) * 1989-04-28 1990-10-31 Skf Industrie S.P.A. Bearing with seal for motor vehicles driving shafts
US5246235A (en) * 1992-02-25 1993-09-21 Ralph Heinzen Seal with embedded wire
US5540448A (en) * 1992-02-25 1996-07-30 Heinzen; Ralph Seal with electrical conductor wear indicator
EP0683329A1 (en) * 1994-05-17 1995-11-22 Massey Ferguson S.A. Bearing
GB2290837B (en) * 1994-05-17 1998-06-10 Massey Ferguson Sa Bearing
US7405818B2 (en) 1998-06-03 2008-07-29 Ralph Heinzen Self monitoring static seal with optical sensor
WO2001088396A1 (en) * 2000-05-18 2001-11-22 Skf Sverige Ab A bearing arrangement for a shaft
US6939051B2 (en) 2000-05-18 2005-09-06 Skf Sverige Ab Bearing arrangement for a shaft
EP1991797A2 (en) * 2006-03-07 2008-11-19 S&S Cycle, Inc. Inner primary bearing race
EP1991797A4 (en) * 2006-03-07 2009-09-23 S & S Cycle Inc Inner primary bearing race

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